Seeing that the person in front of her was unmoved, Xie Li immediately knelt down on the ground with a "thump"!
Wang Yueshan was startled by her commotion and hurriedly helped her up, letting out a heavy sigh:
"Li'er, get up quickly, I'll tell you."
After pouring Xie Li another cup of tea, Wang Yueshan slowly sat down, her thoughts drifting away as she began to reminisce about the past.
“Li’er, your mother did indeed marry into the Xie family while pregnant with you, but please don’t blame her for having you out of wedlock. She was a pitiful person too. Your maternal grandmother was originally a courtesan who was taken into the household by your maternal grandfather. Because she was too beautiful, she and your mother did not have an easy time in the household. Your mother inherited your maternal grandmother’s beauty, so your maternal grandfather registered her under the name of the mistress of the house, just so that he could use her for a marriage alliance one day.”
Having personally confirmed this, Xie Li was completely dazed and confused, and asked softly in a hoarse voice:
"Father...do you know about this?"
Thinking of Xie Fei, a warm feeling appeared on Wang Yueshan's face, and her eyes shone with a light like twinkling stars.
"Your father and mother's marriage was forced upon them, so they never consummated their marriage. Therefore, he knew all along that you were not his biological daughter, but he didn't care and still treated you as his own. Your father... although he was a warrior, he was the gentlest man in the world. After learning that your mother was pregnant, he didn't blame her; instead, he pitied her. He not only took good care of her but also secretly brought your maternal grandmother out of the Li family and placed her in the Xie family to be raised, allowing the mother and daughter to be reunited. Unfortunately, your maternal grandmother suffered too much in the Li family and was already bedridden. After more than a year in the Xie family, she still passed away. Perhaps due to excessive grief, your mother also left not long after..."
Xie Li's eyes widened instantly!
She opened her mouth silently, but no sound came out. The tears that had been welling up in her eyes suddenly slid down her cheeks without a sound.
Xie Li never expected this.
Even though her father knew she wasn't a child of the Xie family, he still doted on her and spoiled her for so many years...
She had been content as the legitimate daughter of the Xie family's second branch for over twenty years, but today, someone told her that she was nothing more than an illegitimate daughter whose father was unknown.
How could Xie Li possibly accept this?!
She even felt like a thief!
Because of her birth, her aunt's children could only remain illegitimate children for their entire lives.
This is such a cruel thing for them.
After a long pause, Xie Li wiped away her tears and choked out:
"Mother, I'm sorry. It's because of my birth that Xiao Sheng and the others can only be born out of wedlock..."
"Li'er, how can this be your fault?! Even without you, I wouldn't have been able to become the legal wife given my status. Don't get stuck on this."
Of course, these were just Wang Yueshan's words to comfort Xie Li.
If it weren't for Lord Li's schemes and official power forcing Xie Fei to marry his daughter, she would have already been married into the Xie family in a grand wedding procession.
After all, Xie Fei had already persuaded the elders of the Xie family...
Xie Li cried for a long time before she recovered.
Remembering what Xu Yuan had told her, she drank a cup of warm tea, cleared her throat, and then tentatively began to speak:
"Does Mother know that my birth mother's death was related to the First Madam?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yueshan's expression immediately turned serious.
"Li'er, who told you that? Although the First Madam is a bit arrogant, she wouldn't go so far as to kill her own sister. Even though her relationship with Mother isn't very good..."
Towards the end.
Wang Yueshan's tone was no longer as firm as it had been at the beginning.
After all, this was before the exile.
She didn't have much contact with Mrs. Xie.
But she had heard Xie Li's birth mother say that when they were in the Li family, Madam Xie and her daughter did indeed often make things difficult for and abuse them...
She looked confused and conflicted.
Xie Li understood that she also did not know the true cause of her birth mother's death, and a trace of regret flashed through her heart.
It seems that now, if we want to find out the real cause of her birth mother's death...
We can only place our hopes on Xu Yuan...
The next day at noon.
Xie Li went to a private room on the second floor of the teahouse early and waited quietly.
Fifteen minutes later.
Having received the news, Xu Yuanshan arrived late. Looking at the person sitting in the private room as promised, she secretly curled one corner of her mouth.
In the blink of an eye.
She had already put on an unexpectedly delighted expression, and stepped forward warmly, taking Xie Li's hands and making friendly contact.
"Sister Li, what brings you here?"
Xie Li slowly raised her eyes, which had been lowered, and looked into Xu Yuan's eyes. Her face remained calm as she softly asked:
"You came to the Northwest not just to tell me this, did you?"
Xu Yuan was surprised.
She hadn't expected Xie Li to so easily guess that her purpose for this trip wasn't pure, and she let out a feigned sigh.
"Sister Li is indeed as clever as ever. I did come here today hoping to cooperate with you. Don't you want to avenge your mother? Your maternal grandfather should also know about this..."
Xie Li's pupils suddenly contracted, and her hands under the table clenched into fists.
"Now that our Xie family has been reduced to commoners, how can we possibly cooperate with you?"
Seeing that she had finally taken the bait.
Xu Yuan could not hide her excitement, but she tried her best to control herself and pretended to be calm as she said:
"Sister Li, all I need is for you to find me one thing. Once you find it and give it to me, His Highness will have someone thoroughly investigate the cause of your mother's death and will absolutely not let the real culprit who killed your mother go unpunished. After it's done, he will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and allow you to return to the capital and move back into the Xie family mansion. The men of the Xie family can also continue taking the imperial examinations. Not only that, he will also tell you the identity of your biological father!"
Xie Li was horrified!
What could it be that would make that person offer such tempting terms...?
What are you looking for?
"Sister Li, these are the blueprints for that thing. It should be hidden next to Prince Xie. It's made of jade."
Xie Li took the drawing and glanced at the pattern. It looked very ordinary and unremarkable.
However, seeing how much the man valued it, she remained cautious and stuffed the blueprint into her bosom.
“I will try to find it for you, but you may have to wait a while. After all, it’s almost the end of the year, and there are too many people in the Lin family, so it’s not convenient for me to do it.”
"It's okay, Sister Li, I have time to wait!"
Upon receiving the affirmative reply, Xu Yuan felt an overwhelming surge of excitement!
She could even see that spot beckoning to her...
...
Xiaolin Village.
For the past two days, Lin Yan has been participating in mining in the back mountain every day.
Because these members of Xie's army had experience in mining iron ore, they were quite adept at mining gold ore.
In the evening, when they returned home, they saw Ye Jun's donkey cart parked in the yard.
"Uncle, Aunt, what brings you here?"
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